GTC CLASSIC Chess 2015
22 to 26 July 2015
Celebrating 5 years of GTC Chess foundation
AICF Event Code 116365/NE/2015
ORGANIZED BY
GTC Chess Foundation
A UNIT OF
Gauhati Town Club
Recognized by
All Assam Chess Association
All India Chess Federation
World Chess federation
VENUE
Gauhati Town Club, Judges Field, Guwahati 781001
(Limited to 200 players only on first come first serve basis)
PRIZE STRUCTURE:
Rank / Prize Amount in Rupees1 / 25000/- + Trophy
2 / 20000/- + Trophy
3 / 15000/- + Trophy
4 / 12000/-
5 / 10000/-
6 / 8000/-
7 / 7000/-
8 / 6000/-
9 / 5000/-
10 / 4000/-
11th to 15th / 2500/- each
16th to 20th / 2000/- each
SPECIAL PRIZES :
Rating Upto 1799:1st2000/- + Medal
2nd1500/- + Medal
Best North-East:1st2000/- + Medal
2nd1500/- + Medal
Best Assam:1st2000/- + Medal
2nd1500/- + Medal
Best Unrated:1st2000/- + Medal
2nd1500/- + Medal
Best GTC Player:1500/- + trophy
CATEGORY PRIZES :
Under-9:1stTrophy
2ndTrophy
Under-11:1stTrophy
2ndTrophy
Under-13:1stTrophy
2ndTrophy
Under-15:1stTrophy
2ndTrophy
Best Girl (Under-15):1stTrophy
2ndTrophy
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Date / Time / Round22/07/2015 / 9-00 AM / Inauguration
10-00 AM / Round 1
4-00 PM / Round 2
23/07/2015 / 9-00 AM / Round 3
4-00 PM / Round 4
24/07/2015 / 9-00 AM / Round 5
4-00 PM / Round 6
25/07/2015 / 9-00 AM / Round 7
4-00 PM / Round 8
26/07/2015 / 8-00 AM / Round 9
1-30 PM / Round 10
6-30 PM / Closing & Prize Distribution
ENTRY FEE:
Rs 1000/- for GTC Chess Foundation players
Rs 1200/- for all other players
The entry fee should be submitted in the form of a Demand Draft drawn in favour of “Gauhati Town Club”, payable at “Guwahati” and sent to:
BiswajitBharadwajOnline transfer
Gauhati Town ClubUTI Bank (guwahati branch) A/c no: 140010100281805
Judges field, PanbazarIFSC CODE: UTIB0000140
Guwahati 781001
Assam
LATE FEE: Entries received after 10/07/2015 will be subject to a late fee of Rs. 200/- per player.
AGE PROOF:
Birth certificate registered within one year of birth is compulsory for group prize.
SYSTEM OF PLAY:
The tournament will be played under the FIDE Laws of Chess and Swiss system. Total 10 rounds shall be played unless otherwise decided by the Tournament Committee.
SESSION:
The rate of play shall be 90 minutes each with an increment of 30 seconds per move from the starting move.
CHESS CLOCK: Players are requested to bring their own DGT chess clock.
TIE-BREAKS: Buchholz tie-break system will be applied in case of tie, cash prizes will not be shared.
PROTEST: Protest, if any against the decision of the chief arbiter shall be made in writing with a protest fee of Rs.500/- within 30 minutes of the occurrence of the incident.
The protest fees will be refunded if the appeal is upheld.
APPEALS COMMITTEE: Before the commencement of the tournament, a five members committee shall be formed by the organizers.
INTERPRETATION: For interpretation of the rules and deciding any point not covered by the above rules of the tournament, the decision of the tournament committee shall be final and binding on all. The tournament committee has every right to make any decision or amendment to those rules, without notice. Such changes will however be displayed in the tournament hall.
REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS: All participants should be registered with AICF and All Assam Chess Association for the year 2015-16.
ACCOMODATION: Lodging is not provided for participants. However arrangement can be made on prior information and payment.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Dr HimantaBiswaSarma DevajitSaikia AmarendraNath
(Chairman) (Secretary)(Finance Secretary)
NandanBuragohain SajjadZahirhussainBiswajitBharadwaj
(Organizing Secretary) (Convener) (Tournament Director)
(M) 9864443051 (M) 9864026704 (M) 9954136181
Deep Borah PadmaGogoiRakeshDubey Bulbul ChoudhuryAkhtaruddin Ahmed
(Publicity Secretary)(Executive Members)
(M) 9864035253
BinodKhemka
(Adviser)
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Photo clippings of our previous events
Figure 1 GTC School Chess Championship 2011
Figure 2 GTC School Chess Championship 2012
Figure 3 GTC Grand Prix 2013-2014
Figure 4 GTC Grand Prix 2013-2014 news clippings
Figure 5 Air conditioned tournament hall
Figure 6 Newspaper clipping of May 2015 Grand Prix